How to easily convert MTS to MP4 on Mac/Windows?

The .MTS (Advanced Audio Coding) file is most commonly known as AVCHD which is a High-Definition (HD) video format produced by Sony, Panasonic, or some other HD camcorders. If you have one of these HD camcorders, you will find the video clips you took with them in MTS format.

However, if you want to watch your MTS videos on MP4 players like iPod, you will have to convert MTS to MP4 (MPEG-4) format which can be read by most media players. Also, you will need a program which recognizes the MTS so that they can successfully perform the MTS to MP4 conversion. Video Converter is a powerful MTS to MP4 converter which can handle the task with ease. Check out the step by step guide below and you will learn how.

Note: Here we included the step by step guide on how to convert MTS to MP4 on Windows using Video Converter. Running Mac OS? You can convert MTS to MP4 on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard and Lion included.) easily by using Video Converter for Mac.

Step-by-step Guide to Convert MTS to MP4 on Mac/Windows

1

Download and install Video Converter

First of all, download this professional MTS to MP4 converter and install it on your Mac/Windows computer.

2

Import MTS Files to the Program

Drag MTS files saved on your computer to the program to add files. Or, you can click “+” to locate and add your MTS file.

3

Select MP4 as Output Format

To convert MTS to MP4, click on “Profile”, hit on “Common Video” and select MP4. Or, you can simply choose the media device you have as the output format. For example, you want to play MTS on your iPod, go to Profile-> Apple-> iPod.

4

Convert MTS to MP4

Click on Start button to get started the MTS to MP4 conversion.

Completed the conversion, click on “Find Target” button to get the converted MP4 video files and transfer them to your iPod, iPhone, iPad, PSP, etc. Have fun.

Tips:
1. If you want to edit FLV videos before converting, click the button like a scissors and a new window will pop up where you do some editing to your videos. Here you can do a few things: clip, crop, adjust effects, add watermarks, etc.

2. To convert MTS to MP4 on Mac OS X, please check our Video Converter for Mac which lets you do the coercion task with amazing speed and lossless quality. Simple and fast. Just like how to do on Windows platform: Import, choose output and convert.

3. How to open MTS file extension?
The simplest way to open an MTS file extension is to double-click on it. If there is no program opens the MTS file, it means that you don't have an application to open or edit the MTS files. So, a correct program must be installed to open the MTS file extension. VLC is the most popular media player which plays all types of video files without requiring extra codecs.